![]() ![]() And then we'd make funny videos about washing your hands and making interesting and creative videos about making sure that we are staying at home and things like that," Mirthell says. "We would take our creative energy to help bring that same kind of relaxing atmosphere to other homes and transfer that, you know, it's going to be okay, this is only going to be for a time. But they decided that they would use their massive platform to help others feel more comfortable during these difficult times as well as educate them on protecting their health. With the Onyx family already working from home on their YouTube channel, as well as homeschooling, quarantine wasn't a huge transition. ![]() It was also an opportunity for us to get our health together." We're going to take care of ourselves.' Cause it wasn't just about staying away from everybody. "We're people of faith, so we're going to pray. "I don't want to sugarcoat it for them, but neither did I want to scare them because I said, 'Listen, if we do the best we can, we can really come out of this,'" Rita remembers. It could be up to a year or more," Mirthell recalls explaining to their kids.īut as the pandemic worsened, the conversations got more difficult. "When the time comes, we may not be able to go out. So we can't have any friends over, we can't go to our friends's homes and we really need to make sure that we're all on the same page because it would not work if one person was against what we were talking about and what we needed to prepare for," Rita tells Yahoo Life. It's for the good of yourself and others. But during this time you have to sacrifice, it's called self-sacrifice. "We made sure that we had them understand that this is only going to be for a time. But what was most important was getting her kids prepared emotionally. Rita, who is a former nurse practitioner, admits that in the early days of the pandemic, she decided it would be best to get her family ready and began to purchase PPE as well as stock up on food in January. Though Rita and Mirthell work full time on the Onyx brand, they are parents first, who like countless others have done their best to prepare for an uncertain future. In the midst of the pandemic, the family of six, which consists of parents Mirthell and Rita Onyx, along with their four kids Shalom, Sinead, Sade (Shasha) and Shiloh, still continue to share their unique talents with the world. On behalf of all of us at Dennis Family Homes, welcome home.For the last few years, the Onyx family have dazzled their more than 6 million YouTube subscribers with their fun, loving and creative content, breaking ground in a space that is not always representative of families of color, particularly Black families. So, explore our wide selection of homes at a number of locations across Melbourne, regional Victoria and southern New South Wales, and enjoy this exciting new chapter. Most importantly, we ll ensure the home you choose will be the home you"ll love. Our numerous years of building experience promises your home will be built to the highest quality, and well designed. Today, with the help of his children, Bert has maintained this vision and a heartfelt commitment to the values our business is built on:ĭennis Family Homes is proud to be a family building homes for families. This is the principle upon which Bert Dennis, the founder of Dennis Family Homes, built his family business. Every family should be able to afford a place to call home.
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